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41% of fruits, vegetables ‘highly toxic’
41% of fruits, vegetables ‘highly toxic’
THAILAND: The annual survey of vegetables and fruits by the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (ThaiPAN) found high toxic contamination on 41% of sampled vegetables and fruits, and the problem was bigger at retail stores than wet markets.
Phuket joins US News’ ‘Best Places to Visit’
Phuket joins US News’ ‘Best Places to Visit’
PHUKET: Paris topped the US News list that names the World’s Best Places to Visit, while Thailand’s Phuket joins the top 10 destinations in the eighth spot.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tuk-tuk baby birth! Cop barbershop? Deep south SIM card registry? || June 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tuk-tuk baby birth! Cop barbershop? Deep south SIM card registry? || June 26
PHUKET XTRA - June 26 Tuk-tuk baby birth! |:| Deep south SIM card registry ’necessary’ |:| Charges after crane collapse |:| Patong tsunami-evacuation drill |:| Phuket City cops now offering free haircuts! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Rescue team delivers baby girl in tuk-tuk stuck in Phuket traffic jam
Rescue team delivers baby girl in tuk-tuk stuck in Phuket traffic jam
PHUKET: Rawai rescue workers stuck in a traffic jam in Phuket Town this morning (June 26) had an unexpected call to provide assistance when a tuk-tuk driver jumped in front of their ambulance, asking them to help a woman give birth in the back of his tuk-tuk.
Phuket City Police now offering free haircuts, close shaves
Phuket City Police now offering free haircuts, close shaves
PHUKET: Phuket City Police opened their own barber shop at Phuket City Police Station in Phuket Town yesterday (June 25) to provide free haircuts to the public, with Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Wisan Panmanee the first to get his haircut at the new salon.
Airbnb enters Phuket ‘Luxe’ market
Airbnb enters Phuket ‘Luxe’ market
PHUKET: Airbnb has entered Phuket’s luxury property rental market with the global launch of Airbnb Luxe, an extension of its web portal specifically targetting high-end properties.
Drug raids land more than 12k meth pills, 1.8kg of ice
Drug raids land more than 12k meth pills, 1.8kg of ice
PHUKET: A series of drug raids in Thalang yesterday (June 25) landed four suspects, two of them women, of whom one is just 17 years old, and resulted in the seizure of more than 12,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and more than 1.89kg of crystal meth (ya ice).
Mains water supply to be cut in Cherng Talay and Kamala
Mains water supply to be cut in Cherng Talay and Kamala
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Cherng Talay and Kamala on Thursday (June 27) due to necessary pipe repairs on Soi Hat Surin 4.
Health warnings and speed limits as Europe bakes in heatwave
Health warnings and speed limits as Europe bakes in heatwave
PARIS: As Europe sizzled Tuesday (June 25) at the start of a heatwave tipped to break records, drivers on Germany’s famously speedy motorways were ordered to slow down and fans at the women’s World Cup were showered in health warnings.
Australia crush England to reach World Cup semi-finals
Australia crush England to reach World Cup semi-finals
CRICKET: Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks Jason Behrendorff and Mitchell Starc shared nine wickets as the reigning champions thumped England by 64 runs on Tuesday (June 25) to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals.
Patong tsunami-evacuation drill hailed a success, spurs an excited false start
Patong tsunami-evacuation drill hailed a success, spurs an excited false start
PHUKET: The tsunami-evacuation sirens sounded the alarm at Patong Beach at 1:30pm today (June 25), marking the start of the mass evacuation drill which was joined by more than 600 people this afternoon.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1 year anniversary of cave rescue! Home smoking ’illegal’? Heavy rains here! || June 25
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1 year anniversary of cave rescue! Home smoking ’illegal’? Heavy rains here! || June 25
PHUKET XTRA - June 25 1 year anniversary of cave rescue! |:| Smoking in homes ’illegal’? |:| Hearing over 2007 Phuket plane crash |:| Take taxi ploy to rob woman |:| Heavy rains to batter Phuket? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Chinese men use fake taxi ploy to kidnap, rob Chinese woman in Phuket
Chinese men use fake taxi ploy to kidnap, rob Chinese woman in Phuket
PHUKET: A Chinese man has been arrested for his role in the kidnapping a Chinese woman and extorting of some B200,000 by threatening her with a fake gun, police announced today (June 25).
Tourism still wounded one year on from Phoenix disaster
Tourism still wounded one year on from Phoenix disaster
PHUKET: Next week will mark the one-year anniversary of the Phoenix tour boat disaster in Phuket, and Thai tourism is still paying the price from the incident.
Heavy rains hit Phuket as weather remains in force
Heavy rains hit Phuket as weather remains in force
PHUKET: Heavy rains doused Phuket this morning, leaving areas across the island without power and traffic tailbacks on the major roads.
USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up
USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up
Megan Rapinoe scored a brace of penalties as holders the United States beat Spain on Monday (June 24) to march on to a mouthwatering quarter-final against hosts France at the women’s World Cup, with Sweden joining them in the last eight.
Paris court to hear case over 2007 Phuket plane crash
Paris court to hear case over 2007 Phuket plane crash
PHUKET: The former head of a budget Thai airline goes on trial in Paris today (June 24) over a deadly 2007 plane crash that killed 90 people, nearly two-thirds of them foreigners
‘I only shot him to stop the attack’, says Patong tuk-tuk driver
‘I only shot him to stop the attack’, says Patong tuk-tuk driver
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee has clarified the series of events that led to the fatal shooting of a man near the Patong beach road early yesterday morning (June 23), giving the confessed shooter’s version of events.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cabbies protest legal Grab? ASEAN World Cup bid? Tuk-tuk drivers vs motosai! || June 24
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cabbies protest legal Grab? ASEAN World Cup bid? Tuk-tuk drivers vs motosai! || June 24
PHUKET XTRA - June 24 Motorbike taxi driver dies in taxi drivers attack |:| ASEAN’s joint World Cup bid? |:| Seasteading case stumbles! |:| Taxi drivers to protest Grab legalisation |:| Light-rail budget to jump! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Taxi drivers protest over Grab legalisation
Taxi drivers protest over Grab legalisation
BANGKOK: A group of drivers representing taxi cooperatives in Bangkok have asked the government to help them when ride-sharing services are legalised as proposed by one of the 19 coalition parties making up the new government.